From funky cocktails to a great pour of wine or the perfect pint, or perhaps a lovely cup of coffee, here are some of my favorite spots to go for drinks in the city:

Cocktails
The Dead Rabbit | 30 Water Street
Pouring Ribbons | 225 Avenue B
Employees Only | 510 Hudson Street
Hill & Dale | 115 Allen Street
Raines Law Room | 48 W 17th Street
Apotheke | 9 Doyers Street
Fedora | 239 West 4th Street
Wilfie & Nell | 228 West 4th Street
The Wren | 344 Bowery
Bonnie Vee | 17 Stanton Street
Maysville | 17 W 26th Street
Stanton Social | 99 Stanton Street
Mother’s Ruin | 18 Spring Street
Angel’s Share | 8 Stuyvesant Street
Death & Co | 433 E 6th Street
Lighthouse | 145 Borinquen Place
The Flatiron Room | 37 W 26th Street
Saxon + Parole | 316 Bowery

Wine
Amelie | 22 West 8th Street
Jadis Wine Bar | 42 Rivington Street
Terroir Wine Bar | 24 Harrison Street
Tolani Wine Restaurant | 410 Amsterdam Avenue
Murray’s Cheese Bar | 264 Bleecker Street
Otto Enoteca | 1 Fifth Avenue
Cotenna | 21 Bedford Street
Tomi Jazz | 239 East 53rd Street
Barcibo Enoteca | 2020 Broadway
Turks & Frogs | 323 West 11th Street
10 Degrees | 121 St. Marks Place
The Cellar | 900 Broadway
Bar Boulud | 1900 Broadway
Cafe Un Deux Trois | 123 West 44th Street

Beers
McSorley’s Old Ale House | 15 E 7th Street
Jimmy’s Corner | 140 W 44th Street
TØRST | 615 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn
The Cannibal | 113 E 29th Street
Swift Hibernian Lounge | 34 E 4th Street
Spitzer’s Corner | 101 Rivington Street
The Pony Bar | 1444 1st Avenue
Highlands | 150 W 10th Street
Loreley Beer Garden | 7 Rivington Street
Frying Pan | 207 12th Avenue, Big Red Boat in Park
Lederhosen | 39 Grove Street
Blind Tiger | 281 Bleecker Street
Shoolbred’s | 197 2nd Avenue
Paddy’s of Park Slope | 273 13th Street, Brooklyn
Circa Brewing Co. | 141 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn
Sunny’s Bar | 253 Conover Street
Common Ground | 206 Avenue A
The Ginger Man | 11 E 36th Street
The Perfect Pint | 123 W 45th Street

Coffee spots
Little Collins | 667 Lexington Avenue
Bluestone Lane Coffee Shop | 55 Greenwich Avenue
Stumptown Coffee Roasters | 30 West 8th Street
Cafe Grumpy | 224 West 20th Street
Ninth Street Espresso | 700 East 9th Street
The City Bakery | 3 W 18th Street
Blue Bottle Coffee | Rockefeller Plaza
Gregory’s Coffee | 551 7th Avenue
Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee | 138 West 10th Street
JOE Coffee | 141 Waverly Place
Couleur Café | 435 7th Avenue, Brooklyn
Made Fresh Daily | 226 Front Street
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters | 71 Irving Place
Toby’s Estate Coffee | 44 Charles Street
La Colombe | 270 Lafayette Street
Intelligentsia Coffee | 180 10th Avenue, Highline
Oren’s Daily Roast | 29 Waverly Place
Fika | 66 Pearl Street
Mudspot | 307 East 9th Street
Veniero’s | 342 E 11th Street
Cousin John’s Cafe & Bakery | 70 7th Avenue, Brooklyn